Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley addressed the nation on Wednesday April 29, 2020 to outline the government’s plans to govern the phased reopening of the country and economic relief measures.
The Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. The Hon. Timothy Harris, interviewed with Sky News on April 29th, 2020, where they discussed Covid-19 within the federation of St. Kitts and Nevis.
Watch the CNN Amanpour April 29 2020 interview, featuring Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, where PM Mottley discussed the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on the Caribbean island of Barbados.
The outbreak of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and its subsequent spread as a global pandemic that has rapidly spread to at least 180 countries, has consequently plunged many Parliaments and Legislatures across the world into a state of emergency. Commonwealth Parliaments and Parliamentarians are grappling with many different issues both to implement the emergency health measures during this global pandemic while at the same time looking at new ways to conduct debates, scrutinise and pass legislation, hold parliamentary committees and question the actions of their governments. At their heart, Parliaments need to be able to deliver democracy and democratic accountability, but can this be achieved while practicing social distancing measures?
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